Kanon Kimoto

Kanon Kimoto
Native name	木本 花音
Born	11 August 1997
Origin	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop
Occupation(s)	Idol, singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010 – present
Labels	AKS
Associated acts	SKE48, HKT48

Kanon Kimoto (木本 花音 Kimoto Kanon, born 11 August 1997 in Aichi Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48.^[1] She is a member of SKE48's Team E, and a former member of HKT48.

Career

Kimoto passed SKE48's 4th generation auditions in September 2010. Her debut was on October 5, 2010. Her first senbatsu was for the single 1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!.^[2] On December 6, 2010, she was promoted to Team E.^[3]

In the 2012 general elections, Kimoto placed 56th with 5,982 votes.^[4] In 2013, she improved her rank to 31st with 21,385 votes.^[5] In 2014, she placed 50th with 16,022 votes.^[6]

In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would have a concurrent position in HKT48's Team KIV.^[7] On 26 March 2015, it was announced that her concurrent position in HKT48 would be canceled.^[8]

Discography

SKE48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2010	4	"1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!"	A-side	First A-side. Also sang on "Seishun wa Hazukashii" and "Soba ni Isasete"
2011	5	"Banzai Venus"	A-side
	6	"Pareo wa Emerald"	A-side	Also sang on "Tsumiki no Jikan" and "Hanabi wa Owaranai" as Selection 8.
	7	"Oki Doki"	A-side	Also sang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri" and "Utaōyo, Bokutachi no Kōka" as Selection 8.
2012	8	"Kataomoi Finally"	A-side	Also sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto" and "Kamoki no Tsuki" as Selection 8.
	9	"Aishite-love-ru!"	A-side
	10	"Kiss datte Hidarikiki"	A-side
2013	11	"Choco no Dorei"	A-side
	12	"Utsukushii Inazuma"	A-side	Also sang on "Shalalana Calendar" and "Band wo Yarou yo"
	13	"Sansei Kawaii!"	A-side	Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou" as Selection 18.
2014	14	"Mirai to wa?"	A-side	Also sang on "GALAXY of DREAMS" as the same-name-subgroup and "Machiawasetai"
	15	"Bukiyō Taiyō"	A-side	Also sang on "Tomodachi no Mama de" and "Banana Kakumei"
2014	16	"12 Gatsu no Kangaroo"	A-side	Also sang on "I love AICHI" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Seishun Curry Rice"

HKT48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2014	4	"Hikaeme I Love You!"	A-side	Also sang on "Natsu no Mae" with Team KIV

AKB48 singles

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
2011	20	"Sakura no Ki ni Narō"	B-side	Sang on "Guuzen no Juujiro"
	22	"Flying Get"	B-side	Sang on "Yasai Uranai"
	23	"Kaze wa Fuiteiru"	B-side	Sang on "Kimi no Senaka"
2012	25	"Give Me Five!"	B-side	Sang on "NEW SHIP"
	26	"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"	A-side	First AKB48 A-side
	27	"Gingham Check"	B-side	Ranked 56th in 2012 General Election. Sang on "Show Fight!".
	28	"Uza"	B-side	Sang on "Tsugi no Season".
	29	"Eien Pressure"	B-side	Sang on "Tsuyogari Tokei"
2013	30	"So Long!"	B-side	Sang on "Waiting Room".
	31	"Sayonara Crawl"	A-side
	32	"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"	B-side	Ranked 31st in 2013 General Election.[9] Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaetemita"
	33	"Heart Electric"	B-side	Sang on "Kaisoku to Doutai Shiryoku"
	34	"Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono"	B-side	Sang on "Escape"
2014	35	"Mae Shika Mukanee"	B-side	Sang on "Kinou Yori Motto Suki"
	36	"Labrador Retriever"	A-side
	37	"Kokoro no Placard"	B-side	Ranked 50th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Seikaku ga Warui Onna no Ko"
	38	"Kibouteki Refrain"	B-side	Sang on "Utaitai"
2015	39	"Green Flash"	B-side	Sang on "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara"

Appearances

Dramas

• Majisuka Gakuen 2 (2011)
• Majisuka Gakuen 3 (2012)

References

1. 木本花音 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
2. SKE48、4thシングル選抜メンバーに9月加入の4期生、中学1年・木本花音を大抜擢 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
3. SKE48チームE誕生！チームKIIは新体制で3rd公演突入 (in Japanese). Natasha,Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
4. "ありがとう(。・ω・。)♪". SKE48 Blog. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
5. AKB48 『第5回選抜総選挙』32ndシングル選抜メンバー (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
6. "AKB48 37th Single Senbatsu General Election Results!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
7. "The results of AKB48 group's big team shuffle!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
8. "AKB48 announces reshuffling of personnel + Kawaei Rina's graduation". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
9. "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 2013-06-08.

External links

• SKE48 Official Profile (Japanese)
• Official Blog (Japanese)
• Kanon Kimoto on Google+ (Japanese)